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Finals coming up.
May. 7th, 2007 05:38 pmI'm trying to get my final permaculture report done before the 19th which is when our last class is. I've filled in about 2/3 of the final report outline so far, but there are still a lot of areas I haven't addressed yet.
I haven't written about how our design satisfies all the principles of permaculture yet, for example. I haven't addressed how each of the design elements meets the stated wants and needs of the client (in this case, the clients are Rialian and me). I haven't printed out handouts for "the clients" and also for the people who will be present at the presentation. I have not made a list of people and resources who could help us implement the design or provide insights on how to do it.
I still don't know how to build a passive solar hot water heater, for example, even though it was explained to me several times, and I read some websites. Even if I built it, I wouldn't know how to install it or how it would affect the longevity of my roof.
My knowledge is also weak in the areas of backup energy and backup water (for example, building a non-electric water distiller, building a water filter from scratch, how to purify water once it's filtered without using chemicals). Knowledge is also weak in the area of emergency waste management. I do not know how to build even a simple composting toilet (and we have the schematic diagrams and the wooden parts already). Nor do I know how to make a miniature, NON-SMELLY methane digester to produce a biogas alternative to natural gas (not one of the huge ugly things they have for cattle farms).
The diagrams I drew for my report are amateurish, and I'm embarrassed to show them in public. I should draw new ones, but I don't think I can do any better than the ones I drew. When I tried to draw some new ones, they came out even worse than the originals, and none of them are even remotely to scale, nor are things drawn in proper relation to other things in the yard.
On the 19th, we have to present this report orally to a bunch of people, some of whom may be people who just happened to get Heathcote's flier at the Faerie Festival. I saw two Heathcote members distributing "come one, come all" fliers that invited anyone to come.
I feel a bit discouraged right now. However, There are a few more edible things growing in the yard than there were last year - that's encouraging. I might get some cauliflowers, tomatoes, cabbages, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and oyster mushrooms this year. There's already some mint and rhubarb and wild ginger, and a patch of sunflowers. So I'm hoping.
I haven't written about how our design satisfies all the principles of permaculture yet, for example. I haven't addressed how each of the design elements meets the stated wants and needs of the client (in this case, the clients are Rialian and me). I haven't printed out handouts for "the clients" and also for the people who will be present at the presentation. I have not made a list of people and resources who could help us implement the design or provide insights on how to do it.
I still don't know how to build a passive solar hot water heater, for example, even though it was explained to me several times, and I read some websites. Even if I built it, I wouldn't know how to install it or how it would affect the longevity of my roof.
My knowledge is also weak in the areas of backup energy and backup water (for example, building a non-electric water distiller, building a water filter from scratch, how to purify water once it's filtered without using chemicals). Knowledge is also weak in the area of emergency waste management. I do not know how to build even a simple composting toilet (and we have the schematic diagrams and the wooden parts already). Nor do I know how to make a miniature, NON-SMELLY methane digester to produce a biogas alternative to natural gas (not one of the huge ugly things they have for cattle farms).
The diagrams I drew for my report are amateurish, and I'm embarrassed to show them in public. I should draw new ones, but I don't think I can do any better than the ones I drew. When I tried to draw some new ones, they came out even worse than the originals, and none of them are even remotely to scale, nor are things drawn in proper relation to other things in the yard.
On the 19th, we have to present this report orally to a bunch of people, some of whom may be people who just happened to get Heathcote's flier at the Faerie Festival. I saw two Heathcote members distributing "come one, come all" fliers that invited anyone to come.
I feel a bit discouraged right now. However, There are a few more edible things growing in the yard than there were last year - that's encouraging. I might get some cauliflowers, tomatoes, cabbages, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and oyster mushrooms this year. There's already some mint and rhubarb and wild ginger, and a patch of sunflowers. So I'm hoping.